---
title: 'Get backfill'
api: 'GET /sinks/{sink_id_or_name}/backfills/{backfill_id}'
---

import ResponseSnippet from '/snippets/backfill-response-snippet.mdx'

Returns details for a specific backfill.

## Request fields

<ParamField path="sink_id_or_name" type="string" required>
  The name or ID of the sink
</ParamField>

<ParamField path="backfill_id" type="string" required>
  The ID of the backfill
</ParamField>

## Response fields

<ResponseSnippet />

<RequestExample>
  ```bash cURL
  curl -X GET "https://api.sequinstream.com/api/sinks/kafka-ids/backfills/e0c918bb-12a2-4810-94a3-387cd672a478" \
    -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_TOKEN"
  ```

  ```json Response
  {
    "id": "e0c918bb-12a2-4810-94a3-387cd672a478",
    "state": "completed",
    "inserted_at": "2025-04-09T04:06:23Z",
    "sink_consumer": "kafka-ids",
    "updated_at": "2025-04-09T04:06:28Z",
    "canceled_at": null,
    "completed_at": "2025-04-09T04:06:28.000000Z",
    "rows_ingested_count": 54700,
    "rows_initial_count": 54700,
    "rows_processed_count": 54700,
    "sort_column": "benchmark_records"
  }
  ```
</RequestExample> 